considered one of the more important in food consumption as lily bulb or yuri-ne (ユリ根) around the turn of the 20th century. Recognized cultivars Lilium maculatum

Sakasegawa (2005), p. 130. Suzuki, Ichiro (1971), Nihon yurine bōeki no rekishi 日本ユリ根貿易の歴史 [History of the Trading of Japanese Lily Bulbs], Higashimatsuyama, Saitama:

Bureau, MAFF. "(Q&A) Shokuyō ni suru yurine ni tsuite oshiete kudasai" 食用にするユリネ（ゆり根）について教えてください. Archived from the original on 2013-03-07., citing KNU Publishing